Making a change in your life can be scary. However, often we are more scared before the change then while making the change itself. In just over a month, I will have moved onto the boat for the next two years of my life. Everything is going to change, my daily routine, the way I do school, the countries I visit, the activities I do, and all the new wildlife I will get to see and take their photos It’s exciting and it’s also a big adjustment and for me, I will need to handle this change well. While you are in the middle of creating a new normal here are some things that will make it feel normal faster. I have to keep reminding myself that after a while, this will become regular and not doing these things would be weird. Whatever significant change you may be making remember that eventually this change you have created will become routine, kind of like building a habit. For example, if I write with my right hand, then writing with my left hand will be weird, but overtime writing with my left hand would be regular. 1) Remind yourself that you are either going through a change, have gone through a change or are about to. Repeat “I am changing _______ in my life, and that is okay. This sentence will stop yourself from denying that things are changing in your life and move forward in life.
2) If this change is stressing you out, make sure you handle that stress properly. You can do things like slow down your breathing or try and avoid procrastination during your transition. Here is an excellent website with more suggestions. Handling stress well will make you feel more in control of your life, even when going through a big transition. 3)Create a regular schedule and stick to it. Will help things start to feel normal again. Make sure that you're creating a plan which is livable and realistic. When you make a schedule make it as if it was for someone else, you have to have some fun things in there otherwise the person you are making a schedule for is not going to do the hard parts. Start by creating your g schedule around the most important things that need to get done and work around it. 4)Exercise more to reduce stress and stay healthy. Also, incorporate it in your schedule to make it a regular activity. 5) Ask for help or support from people who may have been through something similar this will help make this transition feel more natural for you. 6)Write down all the positives you can think of that this change brings. How does this change benefit you? 7) Being under stress can cause you to make maybe more mistakes than you usually would. Make your mistakes and learn from them. Learning from them will make you stronger than you would have been without making that mistake. in the first place Hayley C
3 Comments
|
Categories
|